Why do you all push us around?
ROSA PARKSI think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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There is no future without education.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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